"221Bees" by Jessie BlackwoodPAIRING: Sherlock/John & Mycroft/LestradeFANDOM: SherlockRATING: PG-13SERIES: 1) However Improbable, I Promise, This is the TruthWARNING: Minor character death mentionedSUMMARY: What do you get a man who doesn't want a birthday for his 60th? John knows exactly what to get.

"Negotiations II - Fieldwork is not my milieu" by Jessie BlackwoodPAIRING: Mycroft Holmes/Arkady DragutinFANDOM: Sherlock/Airforce One Is DownRATING: RSERIES: 1) "Negotiations"SUMMARY: Mycroft had to work hard to infiltrate the Serbian Baron's camp in order to extract Sherlock, but maybe he had some help in the form of a familiar Serbian General.

For her part, Harriet stared dumbly at the apparition of beauty before nodding. "Of course, I'm so sorry. Please, join me."

Author's Note: A Dark Lamp is all of the background that didn't fit into the main timeline. You can of course ignore it and stick with the main timeline only, but I think A Dark Lamp really rounds out the story. I am, of course, biased in this regard...

The Shadows, Where Softly Steps the Light:

In 1859, Sherlock Holmes is sent to America to deal with James Moriarty, who is trying to gather support in the form of guns and money for the Irish rebellion. While in Boston, Sherlock meets one John Watson, who has moved to America not only to escape the memory of his late wife, but to recover from the injuries he sustained in India.

In an atmosphere brimming with politics and the threat of war, can Sherlock and John become a force unstoppable only by the most crafty of men? Have they met their match in James Moriarty and Sebastian Moran? Most of all, can they protect their friends and family from the fallout of stirring the hornet's nest?